Cigar and stogy bunching and rolling machine.



J. S. HAGGERTY.- 'CIGAH AND STOGY BUNCHING AND ROLLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-17,1916- 11 $3,,U02 Patented Sept. 4, 1917,

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INVENTOR ATTOR NEY [III WITNESSES APPLICATION FILED MAR; I7. 1941B.

'INVENTOR wlm'essss ATTORNEY J.S.HA6GERTY. CIGAR AIIID STO GY BUNCHING ANDIROLLING MACHINE.

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CIGAR AND STOG-Y BUNCH ING AND ROLLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4., 19117.

Application filed March 17, 1916. Serial No. 84,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. HAGGERTY. a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Mannington, in the county of Marion and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar and Stogy Bunching and Rolling Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cigar and stogy making machines.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a machine embodying mechanism which will permit a plurality of operators to work at the same time.

A coordinate object is to equip the machine with foot operated levers, which are independently operable for setting the ma.- chine to receive the loose bunch of leaf or filler, and to put into operation certain mechanism by which the bunch will be rolled.

Another object is to provide foot levers, movement of either of said levers in one direction, setting the machine to receivethe bunch, while movement in theopposite di rection revolves a drum, through the medium of which the bunch is caused to be rolled; both levers thereby being in connection with the drum to rotate the latter in opposite directions.

Still another object is to provide smoothing plates which initially receive the loose tobacco, a portion of which is channeled to receive approximately enough tobacco for one cigar or stogy and in which the length of'thecigar or stogy is regulated, suitable cutting means being arrangedon the plate,

at one end of the channel,to permit expeditious removal of the surplus tobacco.

A further object is to operatively associate smoothing plates with the operating levers, so that the smoothing plates will be operated by movement of the levers in one direction, the plates automatically returning will permit forming a head on either end of the cigar, thereby permitting the use of both rights and lefts of tobacco wrappers; and to provide means interposed between the smoothing plates and the pins used for insuring uniform density of the cigar and facilitating the heading, and simultaneously operable with the smoothing plate for retracting said pins, permitting the cigar or stogy to be ejected from the rolling apron without interference.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings;

. F igure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a table constructed in accordance with my invention, and showing my improved machine in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the table and machine.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same, portions thereof being broken away.

Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the smoothing plates used in this invention.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the plates.

Fig. is a transverse sectional view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a detail enlarged fragmentary plan view of the machine, showing to advantage the pins used for facilitating the forming the heads of the cigars or stogies, a tobacco bunch being mounted in the machine to illustrate the application thereof.

Fig. 9 is a side elevational. view of one of the rockable pin housings, showing the pin mounted therein, a portion of the lions to their normal position, when pressure is ing being broken away todisclose details.

released from the levers, or when the levers are moved in a countendirection.

Other objects of my invention are to provide means for insuring uniform density of the cigar; to curtail necessity of rolling the head of the cigar after it has been expelled from the rolling apron; to facilitatepasting or cutting of the wrapper on the head of the cigar, and minimize waste of the filler in the head of the cigar; to provide means which Fig. 10 is-an end elevational view of the housing, showing to advantage the roller which is journaled therein, and the manner in which the pin operating table is arranged thereover.

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of the housing,

Fig. 12 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 12,12 of Fig. 11, and

Figs 13 is a side eleva ional iew of two diiferent forms of pin heads which permit making either blunt or tapered heads on the cigars or stogies.

In the drawings a table 1 is provided, and is of a conventional type'in order to illustrate the application of my invention.

siteends of the axle 4 are equipped withsprocket gears or wheels 7, over which sprocket chains 8 are trained.

It is to be understood thatthe mechanism; hereinafter described for operating :the drum, and performing various other functions, comprises two sets of independent mechanism, each set being a facsimile of the other and therefore only :one set will be specifically described. One of the sets of means above referred to comprises an arm 9 which is pendently supported by the table top 3 and is preferably disposed at an inclination. The lower terminal of the arm 9 is formed to provide a sleeve in which a pintle 10 is slidably mounted, said pintle being carried by a 1 large spur gear wheel 11, the latter having trained thereover the sprocket chain 8 The sprocket wheel 11 is provided therein with 'a plurality of openings to permit access being gained therethrough from one side to the other to permit proper association of a ratchet wheel 12 therewith, the ratchet wheel being mounted upon the inner face of the spur gear 11 and being detachably associated therewith. The pintle 10 is extended through the ratchet wheel 12, and is en gaged with one 'end of a bracket 13, the opposite end .of the latter terminating short of the inner face of the spur gear 11 and being in detachable engagement with one end of an arcuate guide stripll. The opposite end of the guide strip terminates at a point substantially coincident with a vertical line drawn through the-axis of the pint'le 1:0, and is beveled downwardly, as indicated at 15.

Movably mounted upon the pintle 1O and between the ratchet wheel 12 and bracket i3 is an operating lever 16 which when in a normal position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, terminates inclose proximity to the base upon which the table 1 is supported, and has a foot supporting portion 17 detachably mounted thereon. The upper end of the lever 16 is equipped with a pivotally mounted pointed pawl 18 which normally gravitates into engagement with the guide strip 14, or the teeth of the ratchet wheel 12, according to the position of the lever 16.

The pawl 18 is, of course, adapted .for engagement with "the teeth ;.of. the ratchet wheel 12 so as to rotate the latter when the lever 16 is pushed inwardly, the function of theguide strip 1 1 being to automatically raise the pawl 18 out of engagement with the ratchet teeth when the lever 16 is pulled, outwardly, and prevent thepawl from 'r'e-engaging with the ratchet teeth until- .theblever 1-6-has been operated in a counter-direction, to a point where the pawl may pass the beveled end 1510i? said guide strip. is therefore seem :that by advancing :the lever 16 inwardly, that the sprocket wheel :11 will be rotated, thereby inter-comnnmicating motion tothe drum 2 through the mstrumentality at the sprocket chain 8.

Mounted uponthe :bottom face of the table top 3, as illustrated to advantage in 'Fig. 3 is a substantially obleng plate 19 which extends around through the opening in said'top 3 through which the-drum 2 rotates. The plate '19 has a flan-ge depending therefrom l-ZO which ispivotally mounted one end of a link 20, the opposite end of the latter aheing provided with a pin21 which is detachably mounted in an elongated slot 22 of an elongated link 23', the end opposite to that in which the elongated slot 22 is provided, being piivotally. engaged with the upper end of the lever-16 in close proximity to the ELXLlS of the pawl 18; The elongated link 23 is held in spaced relation to the link '20 by .a spacing collar 24, the latter being mounted upon the pin 21. The pin 21 extends through the link 20 and is in pivotal engagement with one .end cit a floating link 25 the opposite end of the latter being in pivotal engagement with cneend of a finger 26 which depends from a transversely extending rotatable rod 27. The finger 26 is rigidly engaged in any suitable manner with said rod 27.

An oscillatable standard 28 is detachably mounted upon the rod'27 and extends upat '32, to provide a channel adapted for the i reception of the loose tobacco, the channel being of surfiicient magnitude to accommodate approximately enough tobacco for one cigar or stogy and is provided with a lateral opening 33, whereby the contents of said channel can; be readilyexpelled by the finger of the operator. A knife 34 is detachably engaged with one end of the smoothing plate, and has the cutting edge thereof arranged in the path of the channel 32, whereby. surplus tobacco projecting beyond the end of the channel 32 may be removed. Depending from the bottom face of the plate and in close proximity to the opposite terminals of the latter are cutl's which are slidably engaged with the rods 6 which serve as guides for said smoothing plates. It will be seen that the smoothing plate is held in spaced apart relationto the rods 6 by the medium of web portions which connect the smoothing plate through the cuffs 35.

As above described, it was seen that pressure inwardly on the lever 16 would cause rotation of the drum 2. It will now be seen that exertion of pressure on the lever 16 in an opposite direction, namely outwardly from the table 1, will impart movement to the link 23 which in turn transmits movement to the smoothing plate 30 through the medium of the links 20, 25, 26, the rod 27, the stand- 21rd 28, and the link 29. This movement throws the smoothing plate away from the drum 2, against the resistance of a coil spring 36, one end of the latter being in connection with the rod 27, while the opposite end thereof is in engagement with a bolt 37, the latter being adjustably carried on the bottom of the table top 3, whereby the tension on the spring 36 may be adjusted.

Each independent step of mechanism heretofore mentioned in the specification further comprises a pair of sleeves 38, each of which is of a cylindrical configuration and is equipped with a peripheral extension 39, one end of which extends beyond the free end of the sleeve and is formed to provide a bearing 40. The sleeves 38 are slidably mounted upon the rods 6 and are adjustable thereon by thumb nuts 41, the latter likewise capacitating as means for holding the sleeves in a predetermined position upon the rods 6. The sleeves on the opposite sides of the rods 6 are arranged directly opposite so that the bearings 40 thereof will aline to receive a roller 42, the latter normally lying in close proximity to the periphcry of the drum 2, as illustrated to advantage in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be appreciated that each set of mechanism comprises a pair of the sleeves 38 and consequently a pair of the rollers 4.2 is provided which are arranged diametrically opposite.

A belt 43 made of canvas or any other suitable material presenting a roughened surface is trained about the drum 2 and extends over said rollers 42, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 2.

A rolling apron 4-1 is also trained about the drum 2 and is superposed upon the belt 43, saidapron being larger than the belt 43, around which it is loosely mounted, and

being trained over rollers 45 and 46 carried by the smoothing plate 30 and a frame 47, respectively. The roller 45 has its opposite ends journaled in cars 18 which are carried by the cufis 35 on the bottom face of the smoothing plate 30, whereby the roller 45 will be movable in its entirety with the movement of the smoothing plate 30 either to distend the apron 1 1 or to flex the latter, as desired. The frame 417 is formed upon the upper margin of the member 19 and is equipped with a transverse bracing bar 49. Bearing collars 50 are mounted upon the upper margins of said frame 47, and receives the opposite ends of the roller 46.

The frame 47 is slidably mounted upon the member 19 and has projected upwardly therefrom a metallic strap 52, the outer end of the latter being in pivotal engagement with a lever 53, one end of the latter being in pivotal engagement with the upper face of the table 1, while the opposite end is in pivotal engagement with a link 54:, the latter being provided with an elongated slot 55, in which. a bolt 56 rides, the latter having a thumb nut 57 threaded thereon, whereby said link 54 may be held in a stationary position. The lever 53 is, of course, used to actuate the frame 47, whereby the roller 46 may be adjusted for taking up the slack in the apron 44.

In order to limit the movement of the smoothing plate 30 with respect to the drum 2, an abutment 56 is mounted upon each of the culfs 35. Each of said abutments 56 comprises a body portion which is slidably mounted upon bolts projected laterally from the periphery of the cuffs 35, said bolts being engaged by a thumb nut 57 through the medium of which the abutment is held in a fixed position, the abutment further comprising a finger 58' which is reduced and ex tended longitudinally from one of the ends of the body portion, the free terminal of said finger adapted to abut the outer terminal of any of the sleeves 38.

In order to provide a means which will insure uniform density of the cigar throughout, as well as facilitating heading of the cigar or stogy, I have in Figs. 8 to 13 inclusively illustrated means which will adequately perform these functions, which means comprises a plurality of carriages 59, a pair of which is adapted for use with each smoothing plate, whereby either end of the cigar is headed and thereby permitting the use of both rights and lefts of cigar wrappers. Inasmuch as each of the carriages 59 is used in the same capacity and is of the same configuration, only one of these will be specifically described.

' Each of the carriages comprises a main body or housing 60 which is of an oblong confi uration and is preferably made of meta A longitudinally extending opening 61 is formed in each of said housings 60, in close proximity to the upper margin of the latter, one end of said opening communi- J barrel.

eating through one of the ends ofthe housingspwhile the opposite end of said opening communicatin with a cutout ortion' 63.

An elastic element 64-, which in this instance comprises a COll spring, 1s mounted in the opening 61, a convolution on one end thereof abutting the housing at one end of the openingtil, while -a convolution on the opposite end of said spring abuts the closed end of-a barrel 65. The barrel 65 is of a cylindrical configuration and is snugly engaged in the opening 61 and receives the enlargedend 66 of a pin receiving socket 67. The inner periphery of the outer end of said "barrel 65 is screw-threaded, said screwthreads adapted for corresponding engagement with a nut 68, the inner end of said nut being engaged with the outer end of said enlarged portion 66, whereby said socket member 67 is locked from movement in said It will be seen, however, that the barrel 65 and socket member 67 can be moved as an entirety in the housing 60 when sufiicient pressure is exerted upon said barrel to operate the latter against the resistance of the coil spring 64. A bearing nut 69 is threaded in said housing 60 at the open end of the opening 61, the inner end thereof serving as an abutment to limit the out ward movement of :the nut 68 and thereby, of course, incidentally preventing casual eiectmcnt of the barrel 65 from said housing. The socket member 67 is reduced in size at its outer end, said reduced portion passing through the nuts 68 and 69 and having a threaded recess formed in its outer terminal adapted for the reception of a threaded reduced end on the inner terminal of a pin 70. The pin 70 is equipped with a blunt end and is adapted for use when blunt headed cigars are desired, whereas if it is desired to provide a tapering head a modified formof pin 71 is provided, as shown in Fig. 13; It will be readily seen that the pin 71 may be engaged with the socket member 67, in the same manner as the pin 70.

The closed end of the barrel 65 is equipped with an eye 72 which is in engagement with one end of a cable 73, the latter extending. through the convolutions of the coil spring 6-1 and outwardly through the open- 62. The cable then passes through the cutout portion 63 and over a roller 74 which is revolubly mounted in said cutout portion 63 and from there passes through an. opening 75. The opening 75 is arranged in close proximity to the lower face of the housing 60 and extends in parallelism with the opening 61. The opposite end of the cable 73, from that which is in engagement with the eye 72 is fixedly engaged with the smoothing plate 30, whereby outward movement of the smoothing plate will actuate 'the barrel 65 against the resistance of the spring 64:, consequently retracting the pin 70 into the opening 61. It will be appreciated that as soon as the smoothingplate was again moved inwardly, the spring 6i-would be permitted to expand, and by expansive movement would, of course, again force the pin 70 outwardly, so as to project over the apron 44, as shown to advantage in Fig. 8. It will, of course. be noted that the housing 60 is arranged transversely of the table 1 and consequently the cable 73 in order to engage the smoothing plate 30 must necessarily extend at a substantially right-angle to the housing.

-lrherefo're in order to insure free movement of said cable and positively eliminate binding action thereof, a roller 77 is mounted in the housing, at one end of the latter, and has its periphery arranged coincident with the longitudinal axis of the opening 75. The roller 7 7 is mounted in an opening 78 which is formed in said housing 60, whereby access maybe gained to said roller "from the exterior of the housing. It might also be stated at this point that the smoothing plate, as will be appreciated, is arranged appreciably above the upper face of the housing 60, whereby the cable 73 extends upwardly at an inclination from the housing into engagement with the smoothing plate for a purpose more fully hereinafter set forth.- Attention is furthermore called to the fact that a portion of one end of said housing 60, as indicated at 79, is removed so as to make the opposite end appreciably heavier. The purpose of this construction will also be more fully hereinafter set forth.

The housing 7 0 is mounted upon a base generally designated 80, said base comprise ing a pair of straps 81, the ends of which are turned at right angles to each other, to provid'etable engaging portions which are detachably engaged with the upper face of the table by means of screws or the like, and housing engaging portions. The housing engaging portions have studs 82 projecting therefrom which are engaged in complemental sockets in the lateral faces of the housing 60, whereby said housing may be rocked on the studs, the latter serving as an axis. By this construction it will now be seen that the end of the housing 60 through which the pin 70 projects will normally engage the top of thetable 1, not only in view of the added weight of the pin and the means connected thereto, but likewise in view' of the fact that a portion of the opposite end as above referred to is cut-away. hen, therefore, the smooth plate 30 is moved outwardly, imparting movement to the cable 73, not only will the pin 70 be retracted in the housing, but in view of the variance in height between the housing and smoothing plate, the housing 'isusually initially placed on the smoothing plate 30, so that approximately enough tobacco for one cigar or stogy may be gath ered together and this then placed in the channel 32, the surplus of the tobacco, which extends beyond the open end of the channel,- being readily removed in view of the knife 34.. The tobacco is then ejected from the channel 32 by the finger of the operator, through the opening 33, and the bunch which has been accumulated in said channel is thenplaced on the apron 44. Of course, only the left side of the machine, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,-is set to receive the bunch, and therefore the bunch is placed on the apron between the rollers 42 and 45 on the left side of the machine. The lever 16 is then pushed inwardly, which operationwill primarily permit the smoothing plate to movetoward the drum 2, continued exertion of pressure on: the lever' 16 rotating said 'drum 2 in a manner heretofore set forth.

The rotation of the: drum 2 will, of course, impart movement to the apron 44 so that the bunch carried by the latter will be rolled. Usually approximately one-eighth of a revolution of the drum 2" will be sufficient to adequately roll the bunch, it being, of course, understood that a complete revolution of the drum 2 may be had by continued exertion of pressure upon the lever 16. After the bunch has been sufficiently rolled, the lever 16 is then operated in a counter-direction, which operation will pull the smoothing plate 30 outwardly, this thereby simultaneously distending the apron 44 for automatically ejecting the bunch, or at least making the bunch accessible to permit its being readily removed from the apron. Before removing the bunch, however, it is, of course, desired to wrap the same and in Fig. 8 I have shown the manner in which the wrapper is rolled on the bunch. In this figure the hunch is indicated at 84 and a portion of the wrapper at 85. The wrapper, as will be appreciated, is extended diagonally across the smoothing plate 30, one end thereof being engaged beneath one end of the bunch 84, and pressure then exerted inwardly on the lever 16 so as to again cause rotation of the apron 44, which operation convolutes the wrapper on the bunch in the desired manner. It will be seen that when the end of the bunch has been reached, the wrapper may be wound for a very slight distance about one of the pins70,thereby facilitating formation of the head and positively eliminating the necessity of removing any of the filler in order to make the head on the cigar.

As previously set forth, either set of mechanism may be used for operating the sn'ioothingplate and drum, and both smooth ing plates 30 may be simultaneously moved in a direction counter to the drum 2 if so desired. However, it will, of course, be appreciated that if both the levers 16 are simultaneously moved in a direction toward each other that the drum will be locked from movement and consequently it is possible to rotate the drum when pressure is exerted upon one of the levers 16 only. The size of the bunch which will be accon'n'nodated in the pockets formed by flexing the apron 44, as indicated at 86 and shown to advantage on the right side of Fig. 2 may, of course, be varied by adjusting the rollers 42, and 46. c

It will be understoodthat the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

I claim:

1. A tobacco machine including a drum equipped with a flexibleapron and means to form a bight inthe apron on opposite sides of the drum.

2. A tobacco machine including a drum equipped with a flexible apron, independent means to form a bight in the apron on opposite sides of the drum, said means being operable to roll the contents of said bights.

3. A tobacco machine including a rotary member, means carried by the rotary memher and flexible thereon to permit forming a bunch receiving pocket therein, secondary means to coact with the drum to automatically form the pocket when said secondary means is operated in one direction,

and automatically opening the pocket when the secondary means is operated in a counterdirection, and mechanism associated with said secondary means for varying the magnitude of the pocket.

4. A. tobacco machine including a table, a drum revolubly mounted in the table and equipped with a loosely mounted belt to permit formation of tobacco bunch receiving pockets therein, and means mounted on said table in proximity to the belt and extending 3-;

over the margins of the latter, toward the longitudinal center thereof, to engage the tobacco bunch for regulating the density of the tobacco rolled in said belt.

5. A tobacco machine including a drum,

ermn c rrie by h dr men e ible h re ne pe mit ermion 9 abu h r cei in Pocke t in,- a m et ne- P t in connection. with said apron and coacting; witl said drum to. torn; sold pocket 1n the apron when the smoothing plate is moved in it d rect on toward said drum, sold pocket being open. to permit removal of the bunch from the apron when the smoothing plate is operated in a, counter-direct on.i

A eb ee mechi e n uding mm,- an apron carried by the drum and flexible lwrem onermi e me ien or? tebaeee u ch? newing peek t the m a: smoothrolled bunch,

7. A tobacco machine including; a drum, DISH/11S carried: by the drum; and-fieixibleyoli thelettev t pe m t erm ngep ket there n,

a foot lever in GQ Q iQB ith said apron:

and operable in one direction to form: said Be ke means nw ehleby tinued; perationof sa d lever, in these ne d rect on-, for

- adm t ing-withapr n th by B ll ng 1 11 39 1 nts o s id: po ke 111W ement of'seidrlever in it counter direction, opening the pocket 8. A tobacco machine including a; supporting t u ur equ ppe i h e ro at ble rum, @111 g ee le s lr mounted on the" rum, i dene den mea er rmin a pocket in the apron on each side: of said drum, said, means. beingoperable to rotate teeth the drrnn inoppositet'riisections, for rolling he em ntsof Said p ckfltsts d me ns be- 40 ingi ither operable to eject the contents of Sai P k t 9 1h tobacco? machine includ ng, 1 dru an apron carried, by the drum and. adapted to receive a tobacco bunch, means 45 p rat ng with s m n an gag n the PP S te ends-0f sai b nc o insur ni f rm density at the. lette t r ugh ut an wili eting heading oi th ultimat -product, d sewedy m ens to opera-fie aid first mentioned n'eene. for. rendering. the letterinoperative,

-, A te ce m hi e n ludi g drum,

an apron carried by the drume-nd-i flexible e en to p rmit form ion at in tube-Q 0 bunch receiving pocket, :1.- srnoothing; plate arranged in close proximity to the drum; nd in. nne tion w h seitl ap on to orm he p ket n t elettee upen movement of the pla e toward: Said dru means in" com n en With: aid ap on to; engage the unehi en-insuring uniform densityrot'the laiiterthroughout, seiehmeains being; in conneetion with: seidz smoothing plate and openb e s multaneous y with themovement of th l t-t r, wher by movement of theasrirooth: mg 'p tswzW -y from S3 id: d111m..Wi1l'disengage, and, means 1 mm the apron, to: permit: ext peditieusmemoval of the bunch? firom the apron; n testimony whereof; I efi iemy signature, inprfieneeofitwo Witnessesi.

JAMES Sm HAGGERTY. Witnesses:

L. BEANIQ; C; J, BBICHARD. 

